US Lacrosse Names 2014-15 U.S. Women's National Team

WASHINGTON — At the conclusion of a
three-day tryout at Georgetown, US Lacrosse announced Sunday the
38-player roster for the 2014-15 U.S. women's national team.

Players were selected from an 81-player invite-only tryout pool,
and were evaluated by the Team USA coaching staff, led by head
coach Ricky Fried, as well as several top-level college coaches.
The team will train and compete in several exhibition events in the
lead-up to the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL)
Women's World Cup in Surrey, England. Ultimately, 18 players will
represent the U.S. as the team goes for a third consecutive and
eighth overall world title.

Eight players from the squad that won gold at the 2013 FIL World
Cup in Oshawa, Ontario, return to the training team, including
All-World performers in attacker Lindsey Munday and goalkeeper
Devon Wills. Among other World Cup returners are attacker Danielle
Etrasco, midfielders Sarah Bullard, Caitlyn McFadden, Kelly Rabil
and Katie Schwarzmann, and defender Jenn Russell. An additional six
players from the gold-medal winning 2011 U.S. women's under-19 team
earned a spot on the senior national team.

A team-high eight players are graduates of or currently play for
North Carolina, with Maryland and Syracuse placing seven current
and former players each.

"We appreciate the tremendous effort put forth by this group of
players this weekend," Fried said. "While it's always a difficult
task to select from among the most decorated players in the
country, we're excited to begin the process of defending the gold
medal with this new group."

The team will next convene for a training weekend Aug. 1-3 at
Georgetown.

The 38-player training team, by position with school and
graduation year noted: